US 12,631,428 B2 · Automatic weapon subsystem selecting target, ID target, fire

Abstract

An automated weapon system is comprised of a human transported weapon comprising a barrel and munitions; sensing means; targeting means; computational logic for determining where to aim the human transported weapon; aim computational logic; firing activation means; and, firing means. The munitions can be aimed towards a targeting area to be propelled through the barrel. The sensing means senses which of up to a plurality of targets are within firing range of the automated weapon system. The targeting means selects a selected target from the targets in the targeting area that are within the firing range, responsive to the sensing. The computational logic determines where to aim the human transported weapon so that the munitions will hit the selected target if fired at a firing time. The aim computational logic adjusts the aim of the munitions through the human transported weapon, to compensate as needed for where the selected target is at the firing time, responsive to the determining where to aim. The firing activation means initiating firing of the munitions at the firing time. The firing means fires the munitions responsive to the adjusting the aim and the initiating firing.

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Dependent claims

An automated weapons system comprising:

a human transported weapon comprising a barrel within a stock and munitions that can be fired through the barrel, automatically aimed towards a targeting area to be propelled through the barrel;
sensing logic for sensing which of up to a plurality of targets are within firing range of the system;
selection logic, selecting a selected target from the targets in the targeting area that are within the firing range, and determining a type of target responsive to the sensing logic;
aim computational logic, determining where to aim the barrel of the human transported weapon so that the munitions will hit the selected target if fired at a firing time;
a positioning subsystem, responsive to the aim computational logic for moving the barrel for adjusting the aim of the barrel through the human transported weapon, to compensate as needed for where the selected target is at the firing time, responsive to the aim computational logic;
actuators, for moving the barrel within the stock of the human transported weapon, responsive to the positioning subsystem, to move the barrel where it needs to be aimed at the firing time for the munitions to strike the selected target;
trigger activation logic initiating firing of the munitions at the firing times.

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A method for an automated weapon system comprised of a human transported weapon comprising a movable barrel movable within a stock and munitions that can be aimed towards a targeting area to be propelled through the barrel, the method comprising:

sensing which of up to a plurality of targets are within firing range of the automated weapon system;
selecting a selected target from the targets in the targeting area that are within the firing range, responsive to the sensing;
determining where to aim the barrel of the human transported weapon so that the munitions will hit the selected target when fired at a firing time;
adjusting the aim of the barrel to fire the munitions through the barrel of the human transported weapon, by moving the barrel with actuators, so as to compensate as needed for where the selected target is at the firing time, responsive to the determining where to aim;
adjusting movement of the barrel with actuators within the human transported weapon, to correct the aim of the munitions to strike the target at the firing time;
initiating firing of the munitions at the firing time;
and responsive to the adjusting the movement of the barrel.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Automatic weapon subsystem selecting target, ID target, fire

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Automatic weapon subsystem selecting target, ID target, fire

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Abstract

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